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Issue 46 · as of Issue No. 46, 12 November 2026 (observation cutoff 9 November 2026; collection closed 9 November, 16:28 UTC) · Snapshot ea7de8184295

An incident-response or threat-intelligence provider documents a new attack, the modification after issuance, in which a malicious modification of a trusted software distribution channel persisted for less than 60 minutes in at least one window and delivered malicious content to at least one downstream system through that same window, by 2027-04-26T12:30Z. EXPERIMENTAL.

OPEN · EXPERIMENTAL

id
SO-2026-017
class
EVENT
claim
An incident-response or threat-intelligence provider documents a new attack, the modification after issuance, in which a malicious modification of a trusted software distribution channel persisted for less than 60 minutes in at least one window and delivered malicious content to at least one downstream system through that same window, by 2027-04-26T12:30Z. EXPERIMENTAL.
issued
2026-10-26T12:30:00Z
probability
0.25
benchmark
0.2
benchmark kind
ANALYST_PRIOR
benchmark basis
One documented case (AOMEI, GTIG/Mandiant 15 Oct: windows of 10, 6 and 5 minutes; delivery evidenced by endpoint telemetry). 60-minute threshold chosen to test the failure mode shown rather than day-scale compromises. Durations are rarely stated; publication-constrained rate is low.
adjustment
0.05
resolution rule
YES if a primary investigation establishes (a) the malicious change, named; (b) duration stated or bounded under 60 minutes for at least one window; (c) delivery to at least one downstream system through that window, evidenced on the system or in provider telemetry, not inferred; (d) modification after ISSUED_TS.
admissibility
Grade A on (a) and (c); exclusions: no stated duration; shortest window 60 minutes or longer; typosquat or dependency confusion; research proofs.
exclusions
no stated duration; shortest window 60 minutes or longer; typosquat or dependency confusion; research proofs.
resolves
2027-04-26T12:30:00Z
status
OPEN
outcome date
Not recorded
outcome basis
Not recorded
brier
Not recorded
benchmark brier
Not recorded
resolution source
EXTERNAL
experimental
true
false positive cost
A YES on a modified server with no delivered payload would reward a near miss.
ledger hash
d2c9e86c0519d259
revision log
  • 2026-11-06 (CHQ-CORR-2026-033): ledger hash corrected from the shared placeholder c2f1ab40c70d9013 to the per-entry digest d2c9e86c0519d259, recomputed from the declared serialization of identifier, claim, probability, issued timestamp and resolution rule. Claim, probability, issued timestamp and resolution rule unchanged.
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